Benjamin Church

Benamin Church (24 August 1734 Newport, Province of Rhode Island, Great Britain-7 March 1778 Martinique) was the Surgeon General of the United States from July 6, 1776, until late 1777, when he was court-martialed for writing to loyalists about US troop strengths at Valley Forge.

Biography
Church was born in Newport in Great Britain's Province of Rhode Island. He became a merchant in Boston, and in 1754, he was beaten by General Silas Thatcher, commander of the Southgate Fortress, because he refused to pay him protection money, and soon after, joined the Knights Templar. When Haytham Kenway attacked the fortress, with his allies dressed as redcoats in order to kill Silas Thatcher and thus free Mohawk slaves, he requested that he be the one to kill Thatcher. He shot the hapless Thatcher as he was captured by Haytham, and they headed to the Mohawk Great Temple, where the Templar "New World" was supposed to be centered.

In 1770, he recruited Midshipman Nicholas Biddle into the Templar Order at Martha's Vineyard, and in 1775, joined the Continental Army. He was made Surgeon General, but in 1775, he was imprisoned for sending letters to Tories about US troop strengths, and in late 1777 at Valley Forge, General George Washington suspected him of stealing supplies for the British. Around this time, he abandoned the Knights Templar.

When Haytham Kenway ambushed Assassin Connor Davenport at a church, they both formed a temporary alliance, with Connor looking for clues as to where he had gone. He followed a convoy of mercenaries to Church's camp, where he eavesdropped on their conversations, and heard that he was in New York, trying to keep a low profile.